Senior Collections Analyst (Hybrid)

Posted:
8/18/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Delaware, United States ⋅ San Antonio, Heredia Province, Costa Rica ⋅ Heredia Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Who we Want:

  • Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

  • Goal-oriented: Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.  

  • Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

  • Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

  • Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

What you will do:

The Senior Collections Analyst is responsible for performing highly complex A/R portfolio management activities to ensure the payment of open receivables as per the agreed terms, an accurate account reconciliation, the prompt and effective escalation of unpaid past-due balances, the log and follow-up to dipusted receivables, the write-offs of uncollectible A/R balances and any other processes required to ensure an appropiate maintaince of the assigned customer worklist in the Stryker’s newly created Costa Rica Shared Service Center.

This is a Shared Services role related to standing up the Finance One optimization program.

Essential duties & responsibilities:

  • Effectively manage a worklist comprised by the most complex accounts in the portfolio

  • When needed, take on complex reporting and month-end reconciliation responsibilities

  • Effectively contact all the customers in the assigned portfolio to ensure payment as per terms

  • Promptly log and follow-through on any disputed balances, so that they are resolved and paid

  • As needed, provide information for reports on delinquent accounts

  • Proactively escalate to Management, Credit and Internal Partners accounts in delinquency

  • Promote strong collaborative relationships with internal customers, including Customer Service, Sales and any other departments

  • Perform reconciliation of accounts to resolve problems

  • Identify, recognize and address red flags before they become problems

  • Proactively and timely escalate large collection or reconciliation issues

  • Work with other Invoice to Cash teams to help resolve operational issues and improve processes

  • Maintain documentation on transactions to facilitate the review and audit of books and records

  • Comply with all internal control procedures to ensure accurate financial records.

  • Performs other related work as assigned by management

Education & special trainings:

  • Technical degree or at least 2 years of university studies, preferably in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field

  • Adequate use of the MS Office Suite; advanced Excel is required

  • C1 level English; other languages are a plus

  • Relevant experience on SAP and Oracle; GETPAID is a big plus

Qualifications & experience:

  • 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience in Business-to-Business collections

  • Relevant experience in Finance Shared Services Centers, preferably in American or Multinational companies

Travel Percentage: None